Welcome to ESL History at Newtonbrook Secondary School!


Visit this page often to view and download important course material and information. Course material is attached to the calendar below and corresponds with the date it was covered in class. Due dates are noted in red, special events are in blue and homework assignments that will be checked are in purple.


SEPTEMBER 2014


MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
1
Labour Day - No Class
2
First Day Back - Half Day

Human Bingo

3
3-2-1

Student Profiles


Begin class contract
4
Finish class contract


Letters - hand in before the end of class!


How well do you know Canada?

5
Take-up "How well do you know Canada?"

Answering Questions in History - board note and work on example. If you didn't finish the example in class complete it for homework. It will be checked and taken up on Monday!

8
Check and take-up "Answering ID Questions Example".

Practice answering IDs - work on in class and take-up at the end of class

9
Early Dismissal

What is History? - a class discussion
10
Photo Day

Finish What is History? discussion from yesterday

Primary and Secondary Sources


Course Outlines - remember to have the second page signed by your parent or guardian and return it tomorrow!
11
Grade Assemblies

Canada before World War One - analysis and discussion about pictures
12
Causes of World War One
complete for homework if you didn't finish in class - this will be checked and taken up on Monday!

15
Check and take up Causes of World War One

Escalation to War and Canada's Entry to World War One - board note
16
War on the Land, Sea and Air -
complete for homework if you didn't finish in class - this will be checked and taken up tomorrow!

17
Check and take-up War on the Land, Sea and Air
18
Assign Letter from the Trenches


Begin Important Battles of World War One -
this will be checked and taken up on Monday. Make sure you've completed your section of the chart by then!
19
Work Period on Letter from the Trenches assignment in the computer lab
22
Check and take-up Important Battles of World War One

Work on Letter from the Trenches in the computer lab
23
Early Dismissal

Work on Letter from the Trenches in the computer lab
24
Letter from the Trenches Due at the start of class!

Terry Fox Run - Period A

Women in the War and on the Home Front -
complete for homework if you didn't finish in class - this will be checked and taken up on Monday!

25
26
29
Practice with IDs due at the start of class!
30



OCTOBER 2014

MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY


1
2
3
6
7
8
Photo Retake Day
9
Commencement
10
Late Start
13
Thanksgiving - No Class
14
15
Interim Reports Out
16
Sleep Out @ Brook
17
20
21
Early Dismissal
22
23
Parent-Teacher Interviews
24
Late Start
27
28
29
30
31
Halloween